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Queensland · Postcode 4217

Surfers Paradise solar & clean energy data

4,671 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 25% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-04-03

Surfers Paradise
Ranked top 25% for solar uptake in Queensland
#82
in Queensland
4,671
Total solar installs
236
Installed last 12 months
+2%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
260
Home batteries
5.6%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
46,235
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Surfers Paradise's 4,671 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 22,017 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × QLD grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
4217
4,671
#82 state
you
4216
8,070
#42 state
Runaway Bay
4218
5,563
#69 state
Broadbeach
4215
5,336
#74 state
Southport
4219
20
#424 state
Miami
4214
9,354
#24 state
Nerang
Queensland grid · community impact

Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Surfers Paradise's 4,671 solar systems typically avoid around 28.94 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Surfers Paradise sits in the top third of Queensland for solar uptake, ranking 82nd in the state out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. 236 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 2% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.

The combined impact is substantial: Surfers Paradise's solar community avoids an estimated 46,235 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 22,017 cars off the road or powering around 9,247 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Queensland's average grid emissions intensity of 810 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.

Monthly solar installations · Surfers Paradise
236 installs · May – Apr
13
13
16
20
17
15
30
23
28
33
14
14
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